Sliding-door hanger.



- DANIEL Him; TOWNSEND, OF MEMr Is, TENNESSEE.

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Be it'known that I,"DANI'EL H. TownsnNn, a citizen ofthe United; States, residing at Memp i in h l eun y of Shelby and 3 n, of Tennessee, have invented a new and use l ing=Door Hanger, ofWhi h th f l lowing is a specification.

hanger, and has forits primary ob'je'ct' ,to

provide a device of this character, wherein the sliding door is supportedfr'om an overhead track, so: that the door can be 'freely moved from. closed to open position or fvi'ce' K possibility of its' becom hanger possessing ceptible of free sliding movement without possibility ofbi'nding and also is prevented or displacement, which from f derangement fouling would result in the the close fitting of the latter, as Well as'accuracy in the hanging thereof for operation.

Other objects will be in'partobviou's and inafter set forth, and theseope of the appl indicated in the-i01 cation of which will be lowing claim.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of a car body, showing the door hanger constructed in accordance with the invention applied and supporting the sliding door.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary horizontal transverse sectional view, taken through the right hand end of the track when the door is open.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of the door, showing in detail the slidable tubular hanger core for the track.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 55 of Fig. 1.

Similar reference characters indicate parts throughout the several figures.

Specification of Letters I 'atent.

. 4 described. The invention relates to lidi d and" can be orjthe blocking: of themovement of the door, and also assure Patented June 11, 1918.

hhpllcationfiied June is, 191%. Serial Iii 0,174,610 l "Referring to the drawingin' detail A des ign'ates generally a portion of the side of a car having the usual doorway, or opening B therein, and C is the sliding door for 6108111 the opening or doorway and is supporte I from a'hanger strncturehereinafter fully I V structure comprises a tubular track 10 of the required length and having a uniform cross-sectional diameter, the lowermost point of said track being formed with a slot'l l, which extendslongitudinally there of and opens through the oppo'siteends of thesame. The track 10 is detachably supported "in brackets each comprising a strap like base 12Iformed with amiddle ofl'set portion'13 from whichprojects a split collar The hanger or sleeve M'adapted to embrace or encircle the tracklththe 'slit'in the collar or sleeve being in registration with the slot 11 in the track and these brackets are fixed in any suitable manner to theouter face of the side A' at intervals of said track contiguous to the'roof D of the car body, which roof protrudes or extends over the track to protect the same during'inclement weather. I

In the outermost brackets are threaded, through the split collars or sleeves lt'thereof, set screws 15, which are also threaded into the tubular tracklO and if desired can extend interiorly thereof a distance to afford stop s'for limiting the sliding movement of' thedoor C, which'is adapted to travel be-- tweenja stop cleat '16 and a -stop 17, which, respectively, are mounted on oppositesides of the opening or doorway B, the cleat 16 being fastened in any suitable manner to the side A, while the stop 17 is bolted thereon, and when the door 0 is closed, it abuts the cleat 16 and when opened engages with the stop 17 thereby limiting the range of movement of the said door.

Below the path of movement of the lower edge of the door 0 are guides 18 through which work the door and the same prevent the outward swinging thereof fromv the side A of the body of the car when the door is moved from closed to open position or vice versa, and also when in either of these positions.

Slidably fitted in the tubular track 10 is a tubular member forming a hanger core 19, which in cross section is of considerably less diameter than the cross sectional diame r of he track 10; and n a ppetit was thereof in the lower portion of the same are suitable slots through which project the upper ends of suspension straps 20 of the hanger, the straps: being suitably, fastened to the outer face of the door C in spaced elation to each other.

of transverse rivets 21, which extend crosswise of the core and are passed through the straps 20 in the ends thereof housed within the core; The core 19Vis freelyslidable-in the track 10' and 'thestraps 20 work in the slot 11 in said track, while the cut away portions or slit's inthe collarsor sleeves 14; ofthe brackets avoid any interference thereof withthe movement of the core interiorly of the track.

By reason of the particular construction of the core 19 and its size relative to the track, the door C is capable of free sliding movement without possibility of jamming,

or becomingstuck, and in fact there is no way of fouling the door in its movement.

The brackets,each with the base 12 of the construction hereinbefore set forth, namely,

the base-12 being disposed crosswise .of the split ring or sleeve l l, said: bracket can be fixed to the side A, so that the track 10 will be arranged' close to theoverhangingportion of the roof D of the :body; of'the car, and this overhangingportion of will avoid the entrance of snow, rain, or the like, through the doorway oropeningB when the door is closed, and .also will protect the track.

The door C can be readily; removed or detached, as the core 19, hanger therefor can be readily extracted from the track 10 through the open end thereof and also said track can be detached from the bracket, should the occasion require. The particular mounting of the track permits the accurate adjustment thereof in the bracket, and the offsets 1'3 inthe brackets allows the suspension straps 20 to be disposed flush with the l The straps-2O are: fastened in the core 19 through the medium the roof.

outside of the door C when the same is supported for sliding movement:

It is, of course, to be understood that the hanger e rncture an *beins for mounting sliding doors other than on cars, therefore, the useof the invention is not restricted to the disclosure of application illustrated in thewdrawing. Furthermore, changes, yariaa tions and. modifications may be resorted to, such as come properly within the scope of the appended claim,.Wlth l depart ng fr m the. spirit of the inventiontor sacrificing any of itsadvantages,

' From the forego ng, the vconstraction and manne of pera n f the in entionlwillilbie l a ly1 nd.enaw 1,

and, therefore, a moreextended explanation has beenomitted.

What/is claimed is Thevcombination With the longitudinally slotted tubular track, intermediate and outer'bracketjsf for support ingn he same, each bracket h ng a o lar mbraeingthe track s ot ed t re p ster with. the slot in the track, of atubularcore- DANIELHILL. Witnesses; S. G. WALIQEB,

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- WashingtomIQ-JW it is thought that and. means in l dm eingi I claim the. foregoing, 

